Is Novartis a good company to work for?

Novartis has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 12,628 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at Novartis to a friend and 69% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Novartis have been left by employees working as Summer Intern , Intern and Financial Analyst .

Does Novartis pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Novartis employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Novartis. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Novartis?

80% of Novartis employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Novartis 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Novartis?

Manager (268) , Associate Director (205) , Analyst (198) , Director (185) , Senior Analyst (159) , Intern (144) , Project Manager (139) , Sales Representative (130) , Medical Representative (91) , Business Analyst (90) , Internship (71) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (69) , Senior Manager (64) , Scientist (58) , Data Scientist (56)

What are the pros of working at Novartis according to real employee reviews?

"The work life balance is good and a company to look out for in later career" ((in 988 reviews)); "Great Culture Awesome long lasting connections Learned lots while I was there having no Pharma background" ((in 807 reviews)); "Benefits are good and scientists are motivated and talented." ((in 697 reviews)); "great people (managed not so well) and it was used to be much more scientific." ((in 435 reviews)); "Salary is good but not all" ((in 366 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Novartis according to real employee reviews?

"If we are in good managers team... It's the best place to work... Else it's a hell...." ((in 143 reviews)); "Poor leadership that is distant from ground reality due to prolonged TfG/restructuring and it's hangover." ((in 110 reviews)); "Lack of growth opportunities in the US offices / constant layoffs over past decade have been exhausting and frustrating." ((in 85 reviews)); "Growth opportunity is limited and depends on your team" ((in 60 reviews)); "communicative middle and upper management that displays hubris." ((in 42 reviews))

What are employees saying about Novartis layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Novartis layoffs and their outlook for job security at Novartis in 2026.

What Novartis locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Saint Louis , Jersey City , Longmont , Atlanta , Libertyville , Tampa , Washington , Durham , Cambridge , Newark

Novartis reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(9,042 total reviews)

Vas Narasimhan

86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Novartis has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 9,042 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Novartis employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

9K reviews

1.0

Nov 11, 2019

Unethical and corrosive culture

Medical director us medical

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good products. Benefits are solid.

Cons

Culture is horrible. Managers gaslight staff. Staff are complacent and let managers bully medical directors. Marketing directs medical staff. Public face of company is a lie. Compliance investigators are a joke. HR promotes bullying management. No stability to speak of.

Novartis Response

6y

Thank you for your comment. We are sorry to hear of your experience and take all comments of bullying seriously and as such have passed this information to the Novartis SpeakUp Office (formerly the Business Practices Office (BPO)). We recommend you also contact our SpeakUp Office directly via http://www.speakupnovartis.ethicspoint.com/ if you have any additional information to share. Novartis strives to create a safe and fair environment for all its associates and thank you in advance for sharing any additional information with us.

1.0

Feb 10, 2017

Hostile envinroment

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits might be considered good, but also might be comparable with other companies of the same rank.

Cons

Very hostile work envinroment, unfair treatment of emploees, discrimination. Endes working hours and harrasment Management outlooks solely to their own survival, nothing else is of a concern for the management. No training, no support.

1.0

Dec 11, 2018

Morris Plains is a mess

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Was given much room to grow and develop * Able to learn a lot * Good Benefits * Really good people

Cons

* No work-life balance - worked through holidays, weekends, etc which is fine if you're compensated appropriately. No one wants to non stop work crazy hours without breaks or time off. There is no recognition of people who literally kill themselves for this site, and it's not worth it. Everything is non stop urgent, and none of the systemic issues are fixed. * Management needs to be fixed. There are a lot of people there that don't know what they're doing and it's across multiple groups, and it affects the motivation of everyone. * Look at the turnover of longer working employees, most are leaving because the environment was literally killing us. People who actually do work there get abused, and people who don't do anything just coast there forever. * People who are harassing others are just left there forever, and HR/BPO doesn't adequately address the issues. * They get away with paying under market value and then all of a sudden you get a ~compensation adjustment.~ * Morris Plains is not sustainable right now

Novartis Response

7y

Thank you for your comment. We are sorry to hear of your experience and take all comments of abuse, bullying or harassment seriously and as such have passed this information to the Novartis Business Practices Office (BPO). We recommend you also contact our BPO directly by email at bpo@novartis.com if you have any additional information to share. Novartis strives to create a safe and fair environment for all its associates and thank you in advance for sharing any additional information with us.

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